Magical Messi Helps Barca Overtake Real
28 February, 2021
FC Barcelona
Result: Sevilla 0-2 FC Barcelona
Date: 27 February 2021
Venue: Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium
Lionel Messi played a good starring role once more as being FC Barcelona moved up to second spot found in LaLiga with a good 2-0 victory over Sevilla on Saturday nights.
Ousmane Dembele, Clement Lenglet, Sergino Dest and Sergio Busquets were recalled to the Calatans line-up, as Trincao, Samuel Umtiti and Martin Braithwaite dropped to the bench. Meanwhile, Miralem Pjanic skipped out through injury.
With the game moving away from to a slow start, the visitors carved out the initially chance on 22 mins as Dembele let rip with a fierce strike that forced Yassine Bounou right into a good save.
Dembele wouldn't normally be denied 5 minutes later while the Frenchman latched onto Messi's pass before slotting through Bounou's legs from close collection to hand his part the lead.
Sevilla, meanwhile, had no response for the Catalan giants found in the first fifty percent plus they were lucky never to to end up being two goals down on 40 minutes when Dest went agonisingly close with a powerful strike that sailed just above the crossbar.
After a disappointing initially half, Julen Lopetegui responded with a triple change in the beginning of the second, with Youssef En Nesyri, Suso and Karim Rekik induced to improve the dynamic.
However, it was the visitors who practically bagged the next goal in the hour mark when Dest saw his effort crash against the upright with Bounou well-beaten.
Barcelona had the ball in the rear of the web with 20 minutes still left on the clock through Lenglet, but the strike was first disallowed for offside by the Frenchman.
After Sevilla had an objective disallowed, Messi wrapped up the contest in the 85th minute with a straightforward finish into a clear net after in the beginning being denied by Bounou.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za